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San Mateo, New Mexico
San Mateo, New Mexico is located in New Mexico
San Mateo, New Mexico
San Mateo, New Mexico
Location in New Mexico
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Cibola
Area
 • Total 2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2)
 • Land 2.77 sq mi (7.19 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
7,225 ft (2,202 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 139
 • Density 50.11/sq mi (19.35/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
87020
Area code(s) 505
FIPS code 35-35006
GNIS feature ID 2584209

San Mateo is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census.

The community has a Catholic church, a Baptist church, a Morada, a cemetery, a Volunteer Fire Department(McKinley County funded) and an old abandoned elementary school. It is also coined "the Uranium Capital of the World".

Geography

San Mateo is 25 miles (40 km) from Grants. It overlooks Mount Taylor.

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 139
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: San Mateo (Nuevo México) para niños

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